Stickied League 2 Transfer Rumours/Confirmed Transfers 2023/24

[E10rifle]

By the way. Is it Doherty or Docherty?

Casey

Who knows? Those who saw him in our friendlies thought he looked like an Isthmian South-level player.

 

[Imp in Branston]

IMO that's a serious error regardless of who's fault it was over the Akinola farce. Even with him here we would only have had a squad of around 20 which is several players too few. When the injuries and suspensions kick in we are going to be having kids on the bench.

Back to the drawing board to try and sign an out of contract gem somewhere, hardly ideal with all the money we have at our disposal.

 

[BeesKnees]

Feel sorry for Akinola. Now we have signed 2 more strikers and Cojocarel is fit again he has zero chance of playing for us as a striker. As we are currently using wing backs it's hard to see a need for him on the wing either.
So the best he can hope for is some checkatrade.

 

[Davidimp]

It does leave us a bit light up front but we do have some flexibility with Knott and Ginnelly who can both do a job, I imagine the latter will act as cover for Green. We must be running with one of the smallest squads in the league? We did pretty well with injuries last season so let's hope that continues.

19 first team players, way too small imho

 

[Andy Proctor]

Cameron Stewart on trial with Vale and plays in the reserves today.

Ain't had a club for 12 months id rather we had signed that green from Luton in the summer as I thought he looked half decent at least he scored a few goals anyway.

 

[Andy Proctor]

How many full time pros do Vale have?

34 pros about 7 of them are wingers already so don't know why we would want another one. I think we just sign players for the sake of it and hope one of them come good. Out of the 50 signings made since July 2016 only about 5 have been any good.

 

[Chris FGR]

The EFL won't ratify the Akinola deal.

I'm half guessing it's down the lateness of the Tarpey deal and subsequently how late the Akinola deal went in. You'd hope if it was only down to a minute or so, then it'd be allowed to go through unless there was an error in the paperwork at one/both ends.

Into the short term, free market we go for a striker!

Gonna have to pack that Akinola shirt away again Luke.

 

[Youpies]

34 pros about 7 of them are wingers already so don't know why we would want another one. I think we just sign players for the sake of it and hope one of them come good. Out of the 50 signings made since July 2016 only about 5 have been any good.

The similarities between yourselves under smirf and ourselves under the Trews is uncanny. You tried the whole foriegner gamble 12 months after us. We signed bucket loads of players. Quite a few from yourselves.....

 

[GTFCfish]

Gonna have to pack that Akinola shirt away again Luke.

I just hope that nobody tells Sparrow about this current Akinola situation eh Chris........

 

[GEORGE]

34 pros about 7 of them are wingers already so don't know why we would want another one. I think we just sign players for the sake of it and hope one of them come good. Out of the 50 signings made since July 2016 only about 5 have been any good.

Is Montano one of them ?

 

[Vanni]

Hmm, far from ideal form Lincoln's standpoint, a squad of only 20 senior players is asking for trouble. Almost a certainty then that some kids will have to be promoted to the subs bench. Question is do the Imps have any promising kids that can make the step up and won't look totally out of their depth if called upon?

 

[Ban Fat Stan]

Does the Lincoln management team think the 20 they have as sufficient.... Seems like they have not prepared very well if injuries kick in

 

[shoddycollins]

Hmm, far from ideal form Lincoln's standpoint, a squad of only 20 senior players is asking for trouble. Almost a certainty then that some kids will have to be promoted to the subs bench. Question is do the Imps have any promising kids that can make the step up and won't look totally out of their depth if called upon?

We're not much better with 21, 3 of which (including both goalkeepers) are loanees.

 

[PaulHaddock]

Like Vale, we're at the other end of the scale with a squad of 30 (3/4 being young lads).

 

[shoddycollins]

Does the Lincoln management team think the 20 they have as sufficient.... Seems like they have not prepared very well if injuries kick in

I doubt it was intended, the new loan rules have probably impacted the way business is done in the summer because now managers know they have to try and fill every gap which I think would mean more competition for squad players who in turn might be able to command a higher wage. I've blamed our small squads in the last couple of seasons on that and quite possibly the Cowley's were unprepared for it being new to the league.

 

[Guernica]

Before the season started they wanted a squad of 22 so they probably are a tad frustrated. The squad we do have is fairly flexible which will help. Last season we had 60 odd games and injuries were fairly limited, I'm sure luck is involved but they place a big emphasis on conditioning the players to prevent muscle related injuries. I think we'll be fine and we may see some free agent signings if needed and if they're as good as Eardley has been so far we'll be ok. In the grand scheme of things I'd rather have a group of 20 who are capable of starting and contributing than a bloated squad with unhappy players in the stands.

 

[Bobbin']

Cameron Stewart spent the majority of pre-season with us and didn't look too bad in a few of the games he featured in.

We didn't offer him a contract in the end as Robinson said that his fitness levels weren't where they needed to be.

If he's worked on in that in the 6 weeks since we let him go, Port Vale might have a handy free signing on their hands.

 

[WH_Stag]

That PE teacher showing how experienced he is

 

[valefan16]

34 pros about 7 of them are wingers already so don't know why we would want another one. I think we just sign players for the sake of it and hope one of them come good. Out of the 50 signings made since July 2016 only about 5 have been any good.

A few have been decent but many weren't ready. We should of stuck with the development squad idea rather than just chuck 10 foreigners into our first team last year... Andoh and Hugill came from doing that.

We've signed 49 so far a lot due to the foreign experiment failing thus Brown signed loads in January as part of Smurfs infamous Plan B. Then when we went down we paid most of the foreign lads off and the decent short term lads didn't resign so have built a squad from scratch. We were promised quality over quantity but have 30 plus pros again, a mix of some quality, some kids and a few crocks.

Had we pushed the boat out to keep the likes of Eagles, Streete, Bikey and Ryan Taylor in the summer instead of signing 2471 new signings we wouldn't have as much gelling to do and had a decent base to build on. Oddly three of those four haven't found other clubs yet (Bikey signing for an Indian side last week and Streete linked with coming back)

Whilst I expect us to climb the table soon even with Brown the Clown in charge to relative safety with some nicer looking fixtures after next week whatever happens we need to try and build some longer term stability within the squad rather than a rebuild as we have done three times in 12 months essentially.

 

[Andy Proctor]

The similarities between yourselves under smirf and ourselves under the Trews is uncanny. You tried the whole foriegner gamble 12 months after us. We signed bucket loads of players. Quite a few from yourselves.....

If that's the case then we will finish about 20th this season and do well next season.

 

[Andy Proctor]

Is Montano one of them ?

Yes he is. He runs at people but never puts crosses into the box like most good wingers should do. He has always missed a few games with injury aswell already.

 

[Andy Proctor]

A few have been decent but many weren't ready. We should of stuck with the development squad idea rather than just chuck 10 foreigners into our first team last year... Andoh and Hugill came from doing that.

We've signed 49 so far a lot due to the foreign experiment failing thus Brown signed loads in January as part of Smurfs infamous Plan B. Then when we went down we paid most of the foreign lads off and the decent short term lads didn't resign so have built a squad from scratch. We were promised quality over quantity but have 30 plus pros again, a mix of some quality, some kids and a few crocks.

Had we pushed the boat out to keep the likes of Eagles, Streete, Bikey and Ryan Taylor in the summer instead of signing 2471 new signings we wouldn't have as much gelling to do and had a decent base to build on. Oddly three of those four haven't found other clubs yet (Bikey signing for an Indian side last week and Streete linked with coming back)

Whilst I expect us to climb the table soon even with Brown the Clown in charge to relative safety with some nicer looking fixtures after next week whatever happens we need to try and build some longer term stability within the squad rather than a rebuild as we have done three times in 12 months essentially.

I think hugill came from the Glen hoddle academy in Spain along with Ryan burge and Ben Williamson. I think knops and de freitas are the only 2 foreigners we have left and unfortunately knops is injured all season. I'd only sign eagles out of them based on the fact he can get about 8 goals a season from midfield and I don't think we have a goalscoring midfielder at the moment.

 

[valefan16]

I'd give my left arm to have Eagles back... how on earth he was in Accrington Ressies il never know. (Well seemed mega unfit when he first arrived)

 

[Luke Imp]

Gonna have to pack that Akinola shirt away again Luke.

Never packed it away to start with!

 

[Luke Imp]

Hmm, far from ideal form Lincoln's standpoint, a squad of only 20 senior players is asking for trouble. Almost a certainty then that some kids will have to be promoted to the subs bench. Question is do the Imps have any promising kids that can make the step up and won't look totally out of their depth if called upon?

No, basically, which hasn't been unusual for us over the years, especially the last 6 when you get no funding in the NL.

Last time we tried that under John Schofield (2007/08), he left us 2nd bottom and in a terrible position squad wise.

Does the Lincoln management team think the 20 they have as sufficient.... Seems like they have not prepared very well if injuries kick in

They've always worked with small squads, and we were for most of last season. At this point last season, we had an available squad of 18, but bought a player, loaned a player and signed a frees around October time.

Obviously we can still sign unattached players, so I'd be hugely surprised if we don't see another body or two come in on short term deals. Not the end of the world because we needed bodies for depth rather than looking for a first choice but not ideal.

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From what information is out there r.e. the Akinola deal, it seems Barnet and Maidenhead struggled to get a deal done and Barnet looked after themselves (as you'd expect) but because the Tarpey deal went in late, by the time Barnet got round to doing the Akinola stuff, sent it across etc etc, it was too late. Bit frustrating when our side of it was all done and dusted by 10pm and ready and waiting to send off.

Their statement on the OS doesn't exactly read as welcoming Akinola back!

 

[rudebwoyben]

No, basically, which hasn't been unusual for us over the years, especially the last 6 when you get no funding in the NL.

Last time we tried that under John Schofield (2007/08), he left us 2nd bottom and in a terrible position squad wise.


They've always worked with small squads, and we were for most of last season. At this point last season, we had an available squad of 18, but bought a player, loaned a player and signed a frees around October time.

Obviously we can still sign unattached players, so I'd be hugely surprised if we don't see another body or two come in on short term deals. Not the end of the world because we needed bodies for depth rather than looking for a first choice but not ideal.

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From what information is out there r.e. the Akinola deal, it seems Barnet and Maidenhead struggled to get a deal done and Barnet looked after themselves (as you'd expect) but because the Tarpey deal went in late, by the time Barnet got round to doing the Akinola stuff, sent it across etc etc, it was too late. Bit frustrating when our side of it was all done and dusted by 10pm and ready and waiting to send off.

Their statement on the OS doesn't exactly read as welcoming Akinola back![/QUOTE]

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A few of us on our messageboard have picked up on that too. I hope it's just a case of unfortunate phrasing than anything deeper as Simeon doesn't strike me as someone who wouldn't apply himself

 

[RavenBish]

Jack Thomas has gone to Boston?! Weren't Mansfield selling him to Real Madrid a couple of years ago?

 

[Stringy]

Jack Thomas has gone to Boston?! Weren't Mansfield selling him to Real Madrid a couple of years ago?

When he came bursting onto the scene he was excellent and his potential was obvious. The problem for him now is that the club is expecting success. There is no time for developing a 21 year old who currently is not better than at least four other accomplished central midfielders at the club.

I don't think his loan spell at Barrow went that well. It's difficult to find information on Barrow but Wikipedia suggests he only made five appearances. I thought it was more than that but in any case he fell out of favour particularly towards the end of the loan spell. This leaves him in a position where he has to drop to a lower Conference team, or even a division to prove himself. Jack chooses the latter at Boston.

Now the good thing about Boston is that Adam Murray is the manager there. Murray rated Thomas very highly so hopefully this time around he will get plenty of first team football. They also have Adam Chapman, who you will probably remember from Oxford and Newport and for the Conference North should really be an exceptional midfielder. Playing alongside Chapman, and being managed by Murray should help him to develop. Clearly some thought has gone into the loan move so the club wants the best for him.

However, unfortunately for Jack, as long as Evans is in charge I still can't see any future for him at Mansfield. I think he will need to drop out of the league, enhance his reputation and then return with another club. Easier said than done, and I think this is a crossroads year for him. This could be the year where he ends up on the scrapheap.

 

[Hamez]

Jack Thomas has gone to Boston?! Weren't Mansfield selling him to Real Madrid a couple of years ago?

He had 3 good games when we were awful. Vastly over-rated by our fans because he's a local lad.

 

[Conker]

Stringy has nailed it on Jack Thomas.